Hope everyone is recovering from their partying & celebrating New Years. As for this family, we slept in, not because we partied hard but because we are recuperating from the sicks. In fact, my husband just left to go to Urgent Care for the second time this week for his sinus infection. Seems his decadron shot has worn off & the prescriptions he got were sub-par. That's what he gets for not going to our regular Urgent Care, because there was a 2 hour wait, and went to one where he wasn't known and I guess that's why he didn't get the good stuff. I think I am over the worst of my stomach bug, which wasn't really that bad to begin with so by tomorrow it should be history.
Just praying our little one doesn't catch anything. Sometimes I am blown away at how healthy he is. He'll be 4 in a few weeks and I think he's been truly sick maybe maybe 3 times in his life. Maybe that's God's way of sparing this family (and my sanity) because my husband is the sickliest person I know. I have (more than) my share of sinusitis but that's about it. Yeah I've had a stomach bug but it wasn't really anything that ruined my life. But my husband? Ugh, he can't even be regular sick. Like when he gets a stomach virus, he is the one to wind up in the hospital on I.V. fluids for dehydration, when most people just get through it and move on. If our child was sickly, I don't know how I could or would cope. I think of that as another blessing, that our child is very, very healthy. And he's incredibly sweet and happy. We make good baby!
This is where I think I will tackle putting my NY resolutions into print. You may want to skip over this part because I know reading other people's resolutions isn't always fascinating. I'm doing this more for myself, to see it now and maybe come back in a few months to see what I've actually accomplished. Okay...
1. Continue with the resolutions I set for myself in 2010, of which I am proud. This was just a generic "try new things" type resolution and I just need to kick it up a notch. I started taking ballroom dance lessons and I LOVE it! I found that West Coast swing is really the dance for me, it's not hard but for me it has been challenging. If I could get into competing...I can't even think about that because it seems so out of my reach but it would be great. So continue with WCS and try out some more styles. In fact, the husband & I are signed up, and deposits paid, for a workshop at the end of January. I think waltz, fox-trot and a couple other dances are on the itinerary so by the end of that workshop, I should be able to show off a little. Those aren't really complicated dances at all, hell even my husband should be able look like he knows what he's doing. I highly recommend taking ballroom dance lessons to anyone. If your spouse or significant other won't go with you, go anyway. He or she will see what fun you are having and will join you in no time. But if not, you'll still be having major fun and meet new people and feel great. It is good, clean fun and if you feel awkward, don't worry, everyone feels that way at first. Just get in there & do it!
2. Pursue photography more. NOT that I'm wanting to become a professional, although that wouldn't be a bad thing, but because I love looking at photos and enjoy it. More of just expanding my interest and maybe it'll become a great hobby. My goal this year is to get my OWN fancy digital camera, a Canon Rebel or something. My husband has a Canon something-or-other, a T1i maybe (?) and it's awesome. But it's not mine. It's not technically his either, it's his work camera and is subject to being snatched from my mitts at any time. I can't just assume it will be available to me whenever I want it, even though I act as if it is. But I digress.
3. Running. This will be the big one for me. It's something that has always interested me and has always intimidated me. I have no idea why, maybe it's because people that run are really disciplined and have their act together? Not that I consider myself scattered but I just have a hard time with that one. But I'm not going to have a hard time anymore! I'm going to join a group that trains you for marathons and I am beyond excited. I will forever be indebted to Kristie & Carla, two awesome chicks from Zumba class who got this ball rolling. Kristie mentioned on Facebook that a lady here in Tupelo wanted a team for the St. Jude marathon to form in memory of her son, who was lost way too young a month or so ago, to cancer. I was all for it but knew that you have to train for something like that & it was Carla that suggested Marathon Makeover for those of us who were interested. I cannot believe that in a year from now I will have done a marathon but do it I will! And I have no doubt, when I cross the finish line I will be sobbing. But I don't care, they will be tears of joy for myself, for doing the un-thinkable and even moreso for those whose honor & memory we will be running.
4. Getting back to church. I know my mom will read this, so you can spare me the lecture because it's not needed. I know this is something we must do. My husband & I are both Christians, we both grew up attending & involved in church and while we send our child to a church pre-school, we have been terrible about getting him in Sunday school. When he turns 4 in a few weeks, he'll be expected to go in "big church". I cannot believe that he will be old enough for that, he is getting further away from being a baby. :( But back to the original point, I feel as if we've failed him where church is concerned. This is something that I am not proud of, very much the opposite. I'm ashamed of myself and I don't like seeing that in print. But I'm hoping by putting it here that I will hold myself accountable to sticking with it. My secret shame is out, you all now know it and I have to do what is right for my child's salvation. We talk to him about God & Jesus and say prayers with him but who am I kidding? That doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of what he needs. I should've put this as #1 but it took me this long to even go there in my head, never mind getting the nerve up to write it. But these aren't really in any particular order in terms of importance, I'm just going with the flow here.
5. This last one is just an all-around feel good one, shouldn't really be anything to work on. Mainly, just make more time for family & friends, travel, eat better, make an effort to stop any bad habits, try to be a great friend to all of my friend, etc. We have several couple friends with kids that we enjoy getting together and playing games with and I'd like to do more of that. And have more date nights with my husband, more family date nights with my husband and son & maybe family game nights. Connor loves his family & basks when he knows we are doing something as a family, just us 3. There will be a day right around the corner when he's too busy for us and I want to soak it all in, now, while he's still sweet and I don't have to compete for his attention. He got a bike for Christmas & I love riding mine, so I will see to it that we ride a few times a week. It's fun, it's healthy for all of us and a great way to spend time with him.
I think that list is pretty do-able. Nothing too out there, right? The Zumba instructor thing may wait until later on in the year, it's not like it's a now-or-never thing. I think the main thing is to really enjoy life this year. I've kind of always just went through the motions but I want to rock it out this year and going into my *sob* 40's. Set the tone for the next decade you know?
If any of you that are reading this want to share your goals or resolutions, I'd love to read them. Leave me a comment, maybe we can inspire each other. Hope 2011 is a better year for all of you, and especially this country. Lord knows it's hard to stay positive when this world is in the shape it's in so let's pray for better things for this country and the world in general.
Love to all and Happy New Year!! xoxo
~Dana
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